American households are the largest contributor to food waste in the nation, representing 40% of the staggering 120 billion pounds of food wasted each year. New research from the Michigan State ...

The reason we have a problem with plastic can be explained with the principles of compound interest. As many of us learned as a child, if a penny doubles every day for 30 days, you will be a ...

Advocates for plastic waste reduction and an expanded bottle bill rallied at the Capitol on Wednesday for the state to reduce excess packaging on retail items by 50% by 2033. They say a plan by ...

Albany, NY (WRGB) — Is there too much packaging in our lives? Some key environmental advocates think so and they are taking their concerns to the State Capitol in Albany. Former Environmental ...

Or will politics get in the way? Authored by David Buckby - Senior Research Analyst, Films and Flexible Packaging at Wood Mackenzie The European Union (EU) is in the midst of revising its rules around ...

State Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, debates a plastics recycling bill on the floor of the state Senate last week. State Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, still hasn’t been swayed by a ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The environmental advocacy group Beyond Plastics released an analysis on a proposed state law to cut packaging waste on Wednesday. According to the report, enacting the ...

A pile of unboxed packaging used by Choo Choo Bob's Train Store demonstrates the amount of waste the store throws away on a regular basis. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency along with local ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding businesses, organizations and consumers of upcoming ...

The people of Staten Island once had the dubious distinction of living with the Fresh Kills Landfill — home to what was once the world’s largest garbage dump and a reminder that we live in a throwaway ...